Re: fixed font not required by xserver-xfree86 package
On Son, 2003-02-16 at 13:46, Frank Murphy wrote:
> I was installing a sarge system to see if a bug was fixed, and I noticed that
> the xfonts-base package is not required by xserver-xfree86. I noticed because
> the Xserver wouldn't start because I had not fixed font installed. After
> installing xfonts-base, I had no problems.
>
> Is there a reason that xfonts-base isn't required?
The fixed font can be provided by a font server on another machine. If
you want everything on the same machine, install x-window-system(-core).
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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